217
217
Dec 3, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 217
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's michelle koz ski is in london. they weren't ready to wrbreak t news but life and body had its own plan. >> reporter: yeah. i know, it's really unfortunate because this is the news that royal watchers and british citizens and people around the world have been waiting for since this couple walked down the aisle about a year and a half ago. these are not the circumstances under which the palace surely would have liked to display this happy time and this occasion, because they say katherine is experiencing severe morning sickness. they do say this is very early on in the pregnancy. it has not yen been three months, but this is a serious enough condition. it is rare that she had to be admitted to the hospital tonight, and she will stay there for several days. we also know that prince william is with her. this child will be third in line for the throne, displacing, by the way, prince harry and in a chance in the law that was enacted just for william and kate, even if they have a girl she will retain her right to be first
nbc's michelle koz ski is in london. they weren't ready to wrbreak t news but life and body had its own plan. >> reporter: yeah. i know, it's really unfortunate because this is the news that royal watchers and british citizens and people around the world have been waiting for since this couple walked down the aisle about a year and a half ago. these are not the circumstances under which the palace surely would have liked to display this happy time and this occasion, because they say...
172
172
Dec 8, 2012
12/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 172
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc news, cairo. >> many thanks to nbc's reporter. here now is former pentagon adviser michael rubin michael rubin, is he going to survive? is mohammad morsi going to survive this? >> i think he probably won't survive. this he's a gambler but he's a very bad gambler. the situation he set up is this. when he passed his decree calling for his own dictatorial powers he said they would only last as long as there was no constitution. then he presented the egyptian people with a constitution which was much more extreme than he had promised. and so he kind of figures you either take me as a dictator you take this constitution. what the egyptian people are saying, none of the above. we want plan c. >> that's the thing. the constitution, this referendum, is not that good. it has much more muslim brotherhood. it has much more dictatorial powers. it has much more shirea law than economic and legal and moral freedom, michael. that's what it seems to be. i don't see morsi retreating from that. >> you're absolutely right on that. look, it's no surp
nbc news, cairo. >> many thanks to nbc's reporter. here now is former pentagon adviser michael rubin michael rubin, is he going to survive? is mohammad morsi going to survive this? >> i think he probably won't survive. this he's a gambler but he's a very bad gambler. the situation he set up is this. when he passed his decree calling for his own dictatorial powers he said they would only last as long as there was no constitution. then he presented the egyptian people with a...
243
243
Dec 13, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 243
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, dead right. ppc, automated polling outfit, didtastic job. >> they did. >> cbs/"new york times," not quite as good, but they were up there. nbc news poll along with one one were the gold standards. >> they should be. we spent a lot of money. >> gallup, for the record, was a little behind coming in at 47. >> just a little bit outside. >> which begs the question, you know, i've always followed gallup, and i've alleged loves gallup, but this is just sort of a branding thing. i see gallup putting the president's approval rating at a certain number, i might as well be getting it from my 4-year-old, jack. >> they have a real challenge in front of them to fix their brand. you know what's been a problem for gallup is that for 20 years, professional pollsters, and you've heard this, joe, have whispered to us, be careful at gallup. this or that, and they never seemed to be that off, but they had a pretty bad year. >> take us through these poll numbers, shall we, chuck? big takeaway. >> our big takeaway has
nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, dead right. ppc, automated polling outfit, didtastic job. >> they did. >> cbs/"new york times," not quite as good, but they were up there. nbc news poll along with one one were the gold standards. >> they should be. we spent a lot of money. >> gallup, for the record, was a little behind coming in at 47. >> just a little bit outside. >> which begs the question, you know, i've always followed gallup, and...
112
112
Dec 6, 2012
12/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc news is reporting u.s. officials say their worst fears have been confirmed that the syrian military has loaded chemical weapons inside bombs. nbc says those same officials say bashar al assad's forces are awaiting final order to use those loaded missiles against syria's own people. this video posted online, which we can't independently verify, purports to show syrian missiles that have been modified to carry chemical and biological weapons. obviously, this is a sobering development in a situation that seems to be getting worse by the day. pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins me now, along with cnn contributor and former cia officer bob baer and on the phone, cnn international contributor, fran townsend. barbara, i know you're working to confirm this nbc report. how much would this change the situation? if u.s. military is going to act to prevent assad from gassing his own people, it would seem, if they loaded this stuff into weapons, the time to do it would be at hand. >> well, right now i can tell yo
nbc news is reporting u.s. officials say their worst fears have been confirmed that the syrian military has loaded chemical weapons inside bombs. nbc says those same officials say bashar al assad's forces are awaiting final order to use those loaded missiles against syria's own people. this video posted online, which we can't independently verify, purports to show syrian missiles that have been modified to carry chemical and biological weapons. obviously, this is a sobering development in a...
186
186
Dec 15, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 186
favorite 0
quote 0
clint van zandt standing by, former fbi profiler, nbc news contributor. clint, you heard the information there, you heard the news conference, you were taking it all in, like all of us. based on what you heard there, what, if anything, what more have we been able to clean about this shooter? >> well, quite a bit. we continue to clear up this confusion, almost the equivalent of the fog of war that has existed for the past day and a half. we're now told that there is no formal report of any altercation that took place between the shooter and the three or four staff members or teachers that some reports said took place on thursday. we now know, officially, that there's no known connection between the mother in the school, although we labored under the impression all day yesterday that she was a kindergarten teacher. somehow, erroneous information passed on to us. we know from the medical examiner, who personally conduct ed seven of the autopsies, realizing there's many more victims, seven of the autopsies, all which he indicated were first graders, and that
clint van zandt standing by, former fbi profiler, nbc news contributor. clint, you heard the information there, you heard the news conference, you were taking it all in, like all of us. based on what you heard there, what, if anything, what more have we been able to clean about this shooter? >> well, quite a bit. we continue to clear up this confusion, almost the equivalent of the fog of war that has existed for the past day and a half. we're now told that there is no formal report of any...
246
246
tv
eye 246
favorite 0
quote 0
captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> and i'm willie geist in this morning for lester, he is out on assignment. good to be with all of you. the nfl starts another sunday with heavy hearts dealing with tragedy. dallas cowboys player killed in a car accident, his teammate has been charged with intoxicated manslaughter. police say alcohol was a factor in the crash. the accident comes a week after the murder/suicide involving voeian belcher of the kansas city chiefs. we'll have details from dallas in a moment. >>> there is an emergency board meeting today for the australian radio station involved in the prank call about the duchess of cambridge's hospital stay. the meeting to address the mounting criticism and public outcry after a nurse who took the call at that hospital died. >>> plus, mtv well-known for its reality shows, some of them like "jersey shore" and "teen mom" have been very controversial and now one washington lawmaker wants the network to pull the plug on its new show "buck wild" before it eve
captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> and i'm willie geist in this morning for lester, he is out on assignment. good to be with all of you. the nfl starts another sunday with heavy hearts dealing with tragedy. dallas cowboys player killed in a car accident, his teammate has been charged with intoxicated manslaughter. police say alcohol was a factor in the crash. the accident comes a week after the...
266
266
Dec 18, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 266
favorite 0
quote 0
it makes me wonder about the next time nbc comes and checks my computer. this is what happens when a person fits a lower receiver on a gun that is not regulated when they printed it with a 3d printer. this is the video they released of themselves firing bullets out of it. as you can see, the 3d gun failed and busted apart after it fired about six rounds, which makes it yes, a gun, but the technical term for what kind of gun it is is it is a crappy gun because it blew apart. but this kind of thing is not going to stay a crappy gun for long. not when you can get this far with stuff you can find around the house. for all the work that has gone into thinking about who is allowed to have a gun in america and where you can buy one and what kinds of guns people are allowed to have, that all kind of goes out the window. people can just down load their chosen weapon at home and have it made manifests at their desk, as a fully functioning real-life weapon. we are not far off of that. what's that going to do to work on laws. we have faced technological chaks to think
it makes me wonder about the next time nbc comes and checks my computer. this is what happens when a person fits a lower receiver on a gun that is not regulated when they printed it with a 3d printer. this is the video they released of themselves firing bullets out of it. as you can see, the 3d gun failed and busted apart after it fired about six rounds, which makes it yes, a gun, but the technical term for what kind of gun it is is it is a crappy gun because it blew apart. but this kind of...
75
75
Dec 7, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 75
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's ayman mohyeldin is joining us live from cairo monitoring the situation. let's start with egypt. how much more trouble is morsi in there? >> reporter: well, he's definitely politically isolated because all of egypt's major political factions have really come out against him for both the constitutional decree that gave him absolute powers nearly two weeks ago and kicked off all of these protests, but more importantly, they're very upset with him that he's trying to ram home this constitution that was drafted by an assembly made up mostly of islamist parties loyal to the president within just two weeks. so, that's fueled a lot of the street anger, left six people killed. it also brought out the military outside of the presidential palace. today, the opposition is calling for another million man march. no doubt, though, that the president's politically isolated and under mounting public pressure. mika? >> let's go back to syria. you've been following that situation since it began last year. assad's grip obviously slipping, but what about the potential of the
nbc's ayman mohyeldin is joining us live from cairo monitoring the situation. let's start with egypt. how much more trouble is morsi in there? >> reporter: well, he's definitely politically isolated because all of egypt's major political factions have really come out against him for both the constitutional decree that gave him absolute powers nearly two weeks ago and kicked off all of these protests, but more importantly, they're very upset with him that he's trying to ram home this...
65
65
Dec 17, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 65
favorite 0
quote 0
joining me is nbc news historian. michael, i'm recalling what joe califano wrote about the former top adviser to lbj, written about what they experienced after robert kennedy's assassination june of 1968 following so closely after martin luther king jr., april of 1968. lbj, a texan, calls his top aides in the oval office and says we need to act in ten days on long delayed gun legislation he had been pushing. in fact, they got beaten back because he said, you know, if we don't act quickly, the nra will organize and they did and they were beaten back and a very modest piece of legislation was signed that october. >> that's right. this was an issue that johnson knew. he was a big hunter on the ranch in texas and elsewhere. and remember how he came in. john kennedy was shot by a rifle by lee harvey oswald getting it from a sporting goods store in chicago. so johnson took it very seriously. >> he took it seriously. he couldn't get it done. we see barack obama bah in the campaign no follow-up. it's one thing to console and
joining me is nbc news historian. michael, i'm recalling what joe califano wrote about the former top adviser to lbj, written about what they experienced after robert kennedy's assassination june of 1968 following so closely after martin luther king jr., april of 1968. lbj, a texan, calls his top aides in the oval office and says we need to act in ten days on long delayed gun legislation he had been pushing. in fact, they got beaten back because he said, you know, if we don't act quickly, the...
486
486
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
WRC
tv
eye 486
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has more. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. the top two democrats and republicans from the house and senate will sit down with the president middle of the afternoon. but we should tell you that behind the scenes the most senior staffers who have been given the task of negotiating have continued their conversations looking for ways to try to bring a deal together. while the elected officials know they need to be more visible. >> mr. speaker, we ought to be here working, addressing these challenges. >> reporter: under pressure to show up, even if there is no deal to consider, congress will work this holiday weekend. the deadline is so close, outgoing members have already packed up their offices and need to move out while the harsh tone is going nowhere. >> the american people, i don't think understand the house of representatives is operating without the house of representatives. it's being operated with a dictatorship of the speaker. >> the president shows, instead, to spen
nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has more. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. the top two democrats and republicans from the house and senate will sit down with the president middle of the afternoon. but we should tell you that behind the scenes the most senior staffers who have been given the task of negotiating have continued their conversations looking for ways to try to bring a deal together. while the elected officials know they need to be more...
107
107
Dec 3, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 107
favorite 0
quote 0
let's get a check on your weather now from nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, am i doing okay? >> fantastic. >> because if there's any constructive criticism you want to give me, let me know. >> barnicle set the bar so low that you really can't fail doing this show. >> you're all set. >> it's easy. >> barnicle, you know, he just talks. >> yeah, once you wear jean shorts and host the show, then it's all downhill, right, mikey? >> absolutely. >> good morning, everyone. a huge storm that came into the west coast over the weekend is now gone. getting a break. the river levels will start to come down. it was a nasty three or four days out there. but now the worst is over with. i think at one point the winds gusted to 150 miles per hour. some of the highest peaks there of california in the sierras. the rest of the country, speaking of jean shorts, you can get away with shorts in many areas of the country today. it's ridiculously warm. 64 degrees to start your morning in kansas city in december. that's what it's typically like in july at this time of the morning. i mean, this is just
let's get a check on your weather now from nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, am i doing okay? >> fantastic. >> because if there's any constructive criticism you want to give me, let me know. >> barnicle set the bar so low that you really can't fail doing this show. >> you're all set. >> it's easy. >> barnicle, you know, he just talks. >> yeah, once you wear jean shorts and host the show, then it's all downhill, right, mikey? >> absolutely....
143
143
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
so joining us live from the white house is nbc's kristin welker. kristin, welcome. >> reporter: thanks, karen. good afternoon. >> so what are we hearing about this meeting? i know it's still going on. any news? >> reporter: well, we do know this, a source familiar with these talks says that president obama is not going to be offering anything new during this afternoon's meeting. he's essentially going to be saying what he said at the white house last friday when he called on congress to put forth a package that would extend bush era tax cuts for those making $250,000 or less, extend unemployment insurance benefits, as well as stave off some of those deep spending cuts that are set to go into effect. the president is going to make the argument that he believes this can pass through both houses, but, of course, there is a big question mark over that. i have been speaking with republican aides on the hill who say house republicans are really waiting to see what the senate does at this juncture before they weigh in on anything that the president might
so joining us live from the white house is nbc's kristin welker. kristin, welcome. >> reporter: thanks, karen. good afternoon. >> so what are we hearing about this meeting? i know it's still going on. any news? >> reporter: well, we do know this, a source familiar with these talks says that president obama is not going to be offering anything new during this afternoon's meeting. he's essentially going to be saying what he said at the white house last friday when he called on...
382
382
Dec 15, 2012
12/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 382
favorite 0
quote 0
chris pollone, nbc news, back to you. >> many thanks to chris. now to try to talk something sensible about this, we welcome blake zeft to the show, a former obama presidential campaign aide. we welcome back nan hayworth and mark simone. nan, let me begin with you, please. you're a doctor. >> yes. >> i know you're not a mental health doctor. but it has been alleged that he has asperger's syndrome, personality disorders -- nobody knows. does mental health play a huge role in this, from what you know? >> well, i'm the mother of two sons as well. i just can't imagine the scene at that elementary school. and of course the families whose children survived. these children who witnessed this. there's no explanation for these things, clearly, larry. and this is the latest in a series of shootings this year. every one of them has been perpetrated by someone who has been deemed to be exceedingly mentally ill. we do have a problem as a society in identifying those who need help so that they won't do these things. and it's a very, very difficult problem. it's
chris pollone, nbc news, back to you. >> many thanks to chris. now to try to talk something sensible about this, we welcome blake zeft to the show, a former obama presidential campaign aide. we welcome back nan hayworth and mark simone. nan, let me begin with you, please. you're a doctor. >> yes. >> i know you're not a mental health doctor. but it has been alleged that he has asperger's syndrome, personality disorders -- nobody knows. does mental health play a huge role in...
56
56
Dec 9, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 56
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> during the early 2000s, nbc was flying high with highly popular to catch a predator series. premise, to catch men seeking online to meet underaged children for sex. >> this 53-year-old is bringing candy. >> did you bring my m&ms? but what he has in mind isn't so sweet. >> working with internet watchdog group, nbc lured the member to a house where they were ambushed on camera. >> said on the internet doesn't mean what i really think. >> that would be easier to believe, jeff, if you didn't show up here tonight. >> then they were arrested by police waiting outside. >> trust me, it will never happen again. >> if there is nothing else you have to say then you are free he to walk out that door. >> he walks outside and is arrested by that camouflaged officer. >> police, stay down. >> the show was a ratings dream until tragedy struck. >> it was a texas prosecutor. he was allegedly chatting online with somebody that he believed to be a 12-year-old. that, in fact, it was this plant, sort of from this organization called perverted justice. >> in november of 2006, a former north texas d
. >> during the early 2000s, nbc was flying high with highly popular to catch a predator series. premise, to catch men seeking online to meet underaged children for sex. >> this 53-year-old is bringing candy. >> did you bring my m&ms? but what he has in mind isn't so sweet. >> working with internet watchdog group, nbc lured the member to a house where they were ambushed on camera. >> said on the internet doesn't mean what i really think. >> that would be...
271
271
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 271
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc news robert bazell joins us now live. how's she doing? >> reporter: well, t.j., the actual truth to that is that we don't know. all we have is a statement from her office that says she has a blood clot, followed from the concussion. we don't know where it is. we don't know what kind of shape she is in. there's no dmfrinformation. the secretary's office said nothing more. a lot of doctors i have talked to about this condition in general, the doctors aren't treating her, say it's a little bit suspicious because of the blood clot usually in the brain and you shouldn't treat it with anti-coag ulant drugs. it's a lack of information and lack of information on the condition which is, of course, what everybody wants to know most and the fact that she's being held here over the new year's weekend probably indicates that there's a severity and they're watching her for at least a few days to see how she does. t.j.? >> a lot of doctors, i have heard them. if she was on bedrest, if she wasn't get as much and could have formed in the legs but go with
nbc news robert bazell joins us now live. how's she doing? >> reporter: well, t.j., the actual truth to that is that we don't know. all we have is a statement from her office that says she has a blood clot, followed from the concussion. we don't know where it is. we don't know what kind of shape she is in. there's no dmfrinformation. the secretary's office said nothing more. a lot of doctors i have talked to about this condition in general, the doctors aren't treating her, say it's a...
43
43
Dec 19, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 43
favorite 0
quote 0
tonight we'll tell you how nbc's richard engel escaped from his kidnappers. >> i'm very happy that we're here this morning. >> thanks for watching. it may be a rare moment in gun history, but the nation is focused on gun control following the massacre in connecticut. the national rifle association finally broke its silence on the newtown shooting. a statement released today by the organization said, in part, the nra is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again. the language is similar to president obama's call for meaningful action, but contribution from the nra remains to be seen. but several republican politicians are already headed in the direction of change. michigan governor rick snyder saw republicans in his state legislature pass a bill to allow guns in schools and day care centers. the bill was passed one day before the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. today the republican governor vetoed the bill. according to the detroit news, snyder vetoed the bill because it wouldn't allow schools and other public locations to opt out of its provisi
tonight we'll tell you how nbc's richard engel escaped from his kidnappers. >> i'm very happy that we're here this morning. >> thanks for watching. it may be a rare moment in gun history, but the nation is focused on gun control following the massacre in connecticut. the national rifle association finally broke its silence on the newtown shooting. a statement released today by the organization said, in part, the nra is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure...
169
169
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw. the author of "thomas jefferson:the artÑi of power" j meacham. and presidential historian and author of the lincoln biography "team of rivals" doris kearns goodwin. my big take away, the president is setting the tone here, putting them on notice that yes, taxes are going to gun, and he's going to drive a hard bargainon a lot of different issues rather than try to bring them into the fold. he doesn't feel like compromise is going to work. >> let's just say that what is happening at the congress right now is pathetic. we are asking not to bankrupt our children. i think most of the blame still has to go to the republicans. they have had a brain freeze since the election. they have no strategy. they don't know what they want, and they haven't decided what they want. but if i had to fault president obama, i would say sometimes he has governed like a visitor from a morally superior civilization. he comes in here, and he will not -- he'll talk with boehner. he won't talk with the other repu
nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw. the author of "thomas jefferson:the artÑi of power" j meacham. and presidential historian and author of the lincoln biography "team of rivals" doris kearns goodwin. my big take away, the president is setting the tone here, putting them on notice that yes, taxes are going to gun, and he's going to drive a hard bargainon a lot of different issues rather than try to bring them into the fold. he doesn't feel like compromise is going to...
357
357
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
WBAL
tv
eye 357
favorite 0
quote 0
pavilion, where they build some of the great floats in the 124th annual roses parade airing here on nbc starting at 11:00 am eastern tomorrow. we're on the honda float, the sponsor of the parade. really beautiful floechlt lat. lot of activity going on. you'll see it in action tomorrow morning. as far as your weather is concerned, starting with new year's eve day, a lot of wet weather making its way through the south. snowy conditions from the southwest and ohio river valley. brutally cold temperatures in the plains. for your new year's eve midnight celebrations it will be wet through the gulf coast and on in through the mid mississippi river valley, icy in the central plains. snowy from central kansas all the way into ohio and parts of interior new england. cold out west, including here. as we move into new year's day to start 2013, it will be wet down through the south. look for snow through the central plains and we're looking at more wet weather in the pacific northwest. that's what's going on arot' and >> increasing clouds the day but it feels better with less waiting period for ton
pavilion, where they build some of the great floats in the 124th annual roses parade airing here on nbc starting at 11:00 am eastern tomorrow. we're on the honda float, the sponsor of the parade. really beautiful floechlt lat. lot of activity going on. you'll see it in action tomorrow morning. as far as your weather is concerned, starting with new year's eve day, a lot of wet weather making its way through the south. snowy conditions from the southwest and ohio river valley. brutally cold...
205
205
Dec 7, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 205
favorite 0
quote 0
in fact, breaking news just coming here it to nbc. that is that the vote scheduled to begin tomorrow for all egyptians living abroad. this was a vote on egypt's new draft constitution set to take place at embassies around the world. that vote now has been delayed according to egypt's electoral commission. the reason it's so important is because it is an indication as to the insight perhaps of egypt's president more hhamed m and what's taking place on the streets. protestors demand that president morsi rescind a decree that gave him absolute powers that he issued two weeks ago. also, they wanted to see president morsi delay the vote that was scheduled to take place on december 15th inside the country on this new draft constitution. while he has gone aahead and delayed that vote for egyptians living abroad. that was supposed to start tomorrow, and now people think and are hoping that perhaps between now and december 15th he will also consider delaying the vote on that constitution. it would be a major victory for egypt's liberal opposit
in fact, breaking news just coming here it to nbc. that is that the vote scheduled to begin tomorrow for all egyptians living abroad. this was a vote on egypt's new draft constitution set to take place at embassies around the world. that vote now has been delayed according to egypt's electoral commission. the reason it's so important is because it is an indication as to the insight perhaps of egypt's president more hhamed m and what's taking place on the streets. protestors demand that...
347
347
Dec 14, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 347
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc white house correspondent kris welker is with us. we also have larry johnson, the president of the national association of school safety and law enforcement officials. first we go for an immediate update to my msnbc colleague chris jansing. chris, i know you have aride on the site in newtown, connecticut. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, there was just a briefing by officials here, and it is obviously the most devastating of news. as they describe it, this has been a scene of absolute horror. in fact, they have moved the press away from the school here to a community area, and the parents are still gathering at the nearby fire station. the problem is the scene itself, which will be an active crime scene, chris, for at least until sunday because the scene is described as so horrific that the identification process is very difficult. what we do know, of course, is what we've been reporting for most of the last couple of hours, which is that 26 people were shot inside that elementary school with students age 5 to 10. 20 of the vict
nbc white house correspondent kris welker is with us. we also have larry johnson, the president of the national association of school safety and law enforcement officials. first we go for an immediate update to my msnbc colleague chris jansing. chris, i know you have aride on the site in newtown, connecticut. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, there was just a briefing by officials here, and it is obviously the most devastating of news. as they describe it, this has been a scene of...
331
331
Dec 13, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 331
favorite 0
quote 1
on nbc. stay with us. we'll have much more. ♪ it's so important to make someone happy ♪ when you give a child a toy, it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could be more important? so this year, every hasbro toy donated to toys for tots will be powered by duracell. happy holidays. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. >>> there are major developments this hour in washington. u.n. ambassador susan rice has withdrawn her name for consideration for the secretary of state position convinced that the political handling
on nbc. stay with us. we'll have much more. ♪ it's so important to make someone happy ♪ when you give a child a toy, it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could be more important? so this year, every hasbro toy donated to toys for tots will be powered by duracell. happy holidays. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought...
162
162
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 162
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. >> we're going to see some snow as we get -- as we go into this weekend. saturday, the storm is still back across louisiana, but it's going to move through the mid-atlantic and eventually offshore, it's not a big storm, but we're looking at some snow, there's a chance we could end up i would say, 1 to 3 inches. most widespread totals that will come across with this storm. along the coastline, the south, especially the eastern tip of long island, mostly rain. just west a little bit, that's the area where we could see three, five-inch reports. today looks just fine. lots of sunshine across the northeast. a little chilly. temperatures today should top out in the mid to upper 30s. brian? >> you solved the mystery it's going to be pink, purple and light green all over the east coast this weekend. do you get the scooby doo reference? >> i got it. >>> sports now, jets' game of musical quarterbacks continues. with greg mcelroy suffering from concussionlike symptoms you think it would be tim tebow time? you would be wrong. mark sanchez gets the nod once again beca
nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. >> we're going to see some snow as we get -- as we go into this weekend. saturday, the storm is still back across louisiana, but it's going to move through the mid-atlantic and eventually offshore, it's not a big storm, but we're looking at some snow, there's a chance we could end up i would say, 1 to 3 inches. most widespread totals that will come across with this storm. along the coastline, the south, especially the eastern tip of long island, mostly...
458
458
Dec 27, 2012
12/12
by
WBAL
tv
eye 458
favorite 0
quote 0
this is nbc "today." rocknfoll. >>> back at 8:36. you may or may not know willie actually insists all of us call him king of the world around here. >> king of the world! >> he met his match when he got a chance to meet the man who made that line famous. >> i said you can go casual and call me sir. >> leonardo dicaprio plays a nasty villian on "django" unshaned, a difficult role that earned him an emmy nomination. >> what's your name, boy? >> his name is "django" freeman. >> where did you dig him up? >> let's talk about the dark character, passed guy in the classic sense of hollywood bad guy. he's a bad guy, a ma somethisog racist, horrible. >> the most deplorable guy i ever read in a screen play. >> leonardo dicaprio hated his character from the moment quentin tarantino handed him the script. >> rotting from the inside, a louie the 14th brought into the world of entitlement and lived his life essentially owning other people and having his life be dependent on other people's lives. it was an incredible colorful character. i had to pla
this is nbc "today." rocknfoll. >>> back at 8:36. you may or may not know willie actually insists all of us call him king of the world around here. >> king of the world! >> he met his match when he got a chance to meet the man who made that line famous. >> i said you can go casual and call me sir. >> leonardo dicaprio plays a nasty villian on "django" unshaned, a difficult role that earned him an emmy nomination. >> what's your name,...
228
228
Dec 8, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 228
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc justice correspondent pete williams has the story from washington. hello, pete. >> reporter: alex this is a big deal. the u.s. supreme court has never been agreed to take a serious look at the issue of same-sex marriages. now it will. the justices will consider at least these two questions. can the federal government refuse to recognize same sex marges in the states they're already legal. secondly what's to become of them in california. just a day after washington state became the latest allowing gay couples to get married, the supreme court said it will delve into one of the nation's most hotly debated issues. >> the highest court in the land has decided to take up what will be one of the biggest civil rights cases this court could ever hear. >> reporter: the court agreed to take up the legal battle over california's proposition 8, passed by voters four years ago ending same-sex marriage in the state. a firm appeals court ruled the ban unconstitutional on grounds that applied only in california. but now that the supreme court is weighting in, the ju
nbc justice correspondent pete williams has the story from washington. hello, pete. >> reporter: alex this is a big deal. the u.s. supreme court has never been agreed to take a serious look at the issue of same-sex marriages. now it will. the justices will consider at least these two questions. can the federal government refuse to recognize same sex marges in the states they're already legal. secondly what's to become of them in california. just a day after washington state became the...
464
464
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
WRC
tv
eye 464
favorite 0
quote 0
chuck todd is nbc's political director. kelly mentioned some constructive movement but then there's this chasm we keep hearing about. is there a chance for a deal? >> i think -- i want to say yes, there's a chance for a deal! they're not that far apart. it really depends on the political motivations of the people at the negotiating table. you think about joe biden and mitch mcconnell, mitch mcconnell is totally looking at this through a political lens, what is in the best interest of republicans in his view? from what i understand in his view he thinks what's in the best interest of the republican party is getting the tax issue off the table and then having a big knockdown, drag-down fight with the president in six weeks over the debt ceiling. under that scenario, that would tell me, okay, he's likely to want to make a deal. when you look at the actions that republicans threw out that idea of throwing in the social security change and suddenly democrats balked -- and he pulled it from the table. mitch mcconnell wants to mak
chuck todd is nbc's political director. kelly mentioned some constructive movement but then there's this chasm we keep hearing about. is there a chance for a deal? >> i think -- i want to say yes, there's a chance for a deal! they're not that far apart. it really depends on the political motivations of the people at the negotiating table. you think about joe biden and mitch mcconnell, mitch mcconnell is totally looking at this through a political lens, what is in the best interest of...
61
61
Dec 18, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
joining me in kristen welker, nbc news correspondent. chr kristen, what do you make in light of the boehner plan put on the table? the president unupped them here. >> you look at the polls, they show if we do in fact go over the fiscal cliff, the majority of americans would place the blame on republicans. so house speaker john boehner putting forward the proposal that would increase taxes on those making $1 million or more. harry reid already responding. he said speaker boehner's plan "b" is the farthest thing from a balanced approach. it will not protect middle class families because it cannot pass both houses of congress. it would be a shame if republicans abandoned productive negotiations due to pressure from the tea party as they have time and time again." there you have democrats taking issue with this idea of raising taxes on those making $1 million or more. thomas, this plan "b" does not mean that negotiations are not going forward. they still are, two competing plans on the table. let's look at president obama's latest offer. thi
joining me in kristen welker, nbc news correspondent. chr kristen, what do you make in light of the boehner plan put on the table? the president unupped them here. >> you look at the polls, they show if we do in fact go over the fiscal cliff, the majority of americans would place the blame on republicans. so house speaker john boehner putting forward the proposal that would increase taxes on those making $1 million or more. harry reid already responding. he said speaker boehner's plan...
289
289
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
WBAL
tv
eye 289
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama spoke exclusively to nbc's david gregory. we are going to get a preview of what he has to say just ahead. >> it has been just two weeks since the tragedy of sandy hook elementary in connecticut. a teenager in california wrote a poem to express her feelings saying she understood how it could happen and it got her suspended from school. we'll get her reaction coming up >>> we'll also hear from the 29-year-old surfer that used his fists and his board to save his life when a shark kept coming at him again and again. >> scary story. >>> later on, we'll switch gears and look back at the year in pop culture, from the rise of honey boo boo to the unlikely bop lairity of that catchy tune, gang ham style. >> slightly popular, wasn't it? >>> we begin with the race in washington to fist fiscal cliff deadline including a preview of david gr david gregory's exclusive interview. we begin with kristen welker. >> the house is back in session and they could announce a deal as early as this afternoon. many saying this entire episode represents
president obama spoke exclusively to nbc's david gregory. we are going to get a preview of what he has to say just ahead. >> it has been just two weeks since the tragedy of sandy hook elementary in connecticut. a teenager in california wrote a poem to express her feelings saying she understood how it could happen and it got her suspended from school. we'll get her reaction coming up >>> we'll also hear from the 29-year-old surfer that used his fists and his board to save his life...
53
53
Dec 17, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 53
favorite 0
quote 0
joining me now is nbc's michelle franzen. she is there with the youngest victim noah pozner's being laid to rest there. we see the activity behind you. the families asked for privacy. you and the journalists are respecting that. but obviously, they've expressed i guess details about their children. they do want the world to know. >> reporter: well, that's true. they have made a spot for the media here. they know this is one of the first funerals for 20 beautiful little faces that we have come to learn about over the last few days. noah pozner, of course, 6-year-old who died on that day in the gun fire and a short i'm toog, a streddy stream of relatives and friends pouring out of an emotional ceremony. we spoke to a rabbi who visited and attended the ceremony today. he said it was full of poignant moments about the little boy, full of emotion and even little noah's mom spoke and one of the things she said up there and she gathered strength, she called her son her little man so we're hearing a little bit more about these little
joining me now is nbc's michelle franzen. she is there with the youngest victim noah pozner's being laid to rest there. we see the activity behind you. the families asked for privacy. you and the journalists are respecting that. but obviously, they've expressed i guess details about their children. they do want the world to know. >> reporter: well, that's true. they have made a spot for the media here. they know this is one of the first funerals for 20 beautiful little faces that we have...
131
131
Dec 26, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
i had seen the remark and violence at nbc. >> it would have to be around. >> violence at nbc ge com. >> what is that? >> what is internet anyway? >> it's that massive computer network that is becoming really big now. >> wa do you mean? what do you write to it like mail? >> a lot of people can communicate with nbc writers and producers. can you explain what internet is? >> yeah, allison, can you explain what this internet thing is. >> i don't get it. >> i don't think there is room for anything new. prodigy and compu serve have the market cornered. >> how do you use it? do you write to it? >> does it need a postage stamp? that's just a pain. how does that work? >> i think you type, but somehow is t goes somewhere. do elves deliver it to other places? the internet was such a foreign term that they would sit there going what is this thing? now in 2013, the worldwide web is worldwide. the guy who ran the fcc while katie and brian and the rest of us tried to translate, that letter a with the circle thingy, the answers are all there. not just to questions like how many times has lindsay loh
i had seen the remark and violence at nbc. >> it would have to be around. >> violence at nbc ge com. >> what is that? >> what is internet anyway? >> it's that massive computer network that is becoming really big now. >> wa do you mean? what do you write to it like mail? >> a lot of people can communicate with nbc writers and producers. can you explain what internet is? >> yeah, allison, can you explain what this internet thing is. >> i don't...
138
138
Dec 12, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 138
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc news reports boehner now wants to make the bush tax cuts for the rich permanent. what's he thinking? we're going in the wrong direction in this country when it comes to economic fairness. incomes for the top 20% in this country are now eight times greater than the incomes for the bottom 20%. this inequality has been getting worse. growing by the year. this is not a democratic issue. this is not a republican issue. it's a basic american issue that touches all of us. it is for the good of the country. and it's time for speaker boehner and the rest of the gop to step up. joining me now, marie cox, washington correspondent for the guardian. and leah henderson, national reporter for the washington post. thank you both for being here this evening. >> it's great to be here. >> good to be here. >> leah, let me start with you. the republicans realize they're on the wrong side of public opinion here? or do they care? >> well, you know, i think you definitely see from democrats from the president using the power of the bully pulpit really underscoring the fact that he won th
nbc news reports boehner now wants to make the bush tax cuts for the rich permanent. what's he thinking? we're going in the wrong direction in this country when it comes to economic fairness. incomes for the top 20% in this country are now eight times greater than the incomes for the bottom 20%. this inequality has been getting worse. growing by the year. this is not a democratic issue. this is not a republican issue. it's a basic american issue that touches all of us. it is for the good of the...
74
74
Dec 16, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 74
favorite 0
quote 0
for more i want to bring in nbc correspondent drikristen welker. this is far too many times the president has had to do this, the fourth time he's been in this situation. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine. this will be the fourth time he will speak to a community that is dealing with this magnitude of grief, chris. just this summer, aurora, colorado, tucson, arizona, in 2009, ft. hood, texas. in all of these instances, he spends a lot of time with the family members. talking to them about their loved ones, those who are lost, sharing their memories with them. he talks about the fact that this is an important part of the grieving process and he'll be delivering remarks tonight as he has been in the past. these remarks are going to be focused on the victims, focused on helping this community heal. as you say, this is becoming a grim ritual for this president and for this country. >> one thing he takes seriously, when he travels the country so often, these are tightly scripted in terms of a schedule but what we saw in aurora, colorado, he made it clea
for more i want to bring in nbc correspondent drikristen welker. this is far too many times the president has had to do this, the fourth time he's been in this situation. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine. this will be the fourth time he will speak to a community that is dealing with this magnitude of grief, chris. just this summer, aurora, colorado, tucson, arizona, in 2009, ft. hood, texas. in all of these instances, he spends a lot of time with the family members. talking to them about...
286
286
Dec 14, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 286
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's pete williams. thanks so much for the moment. michelle franzen joins us, our reporter from newtown, connecticut. michelle, this is a small town, 26,000 people. a school which is highly popular because of its success, has a very good reputation. what can you tell us about the scene there now? >> reporter: well, certainly, martin, we're at the press briefing area, but it's a short distance away from the elementary school where the shooting took place this afternoon or early this morning. this afternoon we received this new briefing from law enforcement who arrived on the scene early this morning saying that they'd practiced for drills like this, but the emotions that are now enveloping this community are great, and he talks about how the community is coming together. they've already held several prayer vigils in this area. another one scheduled for tonight at 7:00. this community, of course, as you mentioned, very small community. by some standards, 26,000 people, that elementary school was only k through 4. that means 5-year-olds
nbc's pete williams. thanks so much for the moment. michelle franzen joins us, our reporter from newtown, connecticut. michelle, this is a small town, 26,000 people. a school which is highly popular because of its success, has a very good reputation. what can you tell us about the scene there now? >> reporter: well, certainly, martin, we're at the press briefing area, but it's a short distance away from the elementary school where the shooting took place this afternoon or early this...
254
254
Dec 16, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 254
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker traveling with the president. good evening to you. >> reporter: craig, good evening to you. it's about a 75-minute drive here to newtown, as you mentioned. president obama will be meeting with victims, family members, as well as first responders. when he has met with people who are suffering in the past in these types of situations, he's spent a lot of time visiting with them, craig, comforting them, talking to them, asking them about memories of their loved ones. he's often referenced the importance of memories in the grieving process, so i expect he'll spend quite a long time with the family members this evening. remember, craig, we are talking about 26 family members who are still in shock and who are still in unspeakable grief. now, at 7:00 tonight, an interfaith prayer vigil gets under way here at newtown high school committee president obama will be attending that service. he will be speaking at that service. i'm told his remarks will last about 12 minutes long. in terms of the content, the white house not g
nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker traveling with the president. good evening to you. >> reporter: craig, good evening to you. it's about a 75-minute drive here to newtown, as you mentioned. president obama will be meeting with victims, family members, as well as first responders. when he has met with people who are suffering in the past in these types of situations, he's spent a lot of time visiting with them, craig, comforting them, talking to them, asking them about...
221
221
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 221
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's kristin welker is live at the white house. kristin, let's get to the fiscal cliff in a moment. you've got some breaking news. >> reporter: i do. we have some breaking news on secretary clinton's health. as you know, he was admitted to the hospital due to a clot. of course, she had fainted a couple weeks ago and she's been recovering ever since. i'm going to read you this statement from her doctors. they say this is a clot in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. it did not result in a stroke or neurological damage. to help dissolve this clot her medical team began treating the secretary with blood thinners. she will be released once the medication dose has been established in all other aspects of her recovery. the secretary is making excellent progress and we are confident she will make a full recovery. she is in good spirits engaging with her doctors, her family, and her staff. so, again, those are from her doctors who are treating her in new york, and really the bottom l
nbc's kristin welker is live at the white house. kristin, let's get to the fiscal cliff in a moment. you've got some breaking news. >> reporter: i do. we have some breaking news on secretary clinton's health. as you know, he was admitted to the hospital due to a clot. of course, she had fainted a couple weeks ago and she's been recovering ever since. i'm going to read you this statement from her doctors. they say this is a clot in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain...
78
78
Dec 13, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 78
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> we have fascinating insight from the new nbc/"wall street journal" poll asking what you think of the fiscal cliff. most want compromise. 70% say the heres involved should work together. 59% of republicans, far fewer say both to stick to thing guns. 35% of democrats, and 37% of republicans. but this is where the country is split. 48% are optimistic that we will get a deal exactly the same number are not so confident. i'm going to bring in chris wright's congressional correspondent for the national journal and ruth marcus is a columnist for "washington post." ruth, we'll start for you. if you're a remember of congress or the president -- >> way to go. don't do that to me. >> just for a moment, ruth. go with he. >> all right. >> do you say we need to get this done? and compromise is more important when you look at the screen right now? >> if i'm a member of congress or the president, i say that. am i confident, probably not because your poll is fascinating because the voters are so much more -- so much smarter than the politicians. they're both right about the unlikelihood of compro
. >> we have fascinating insight from the new nbc/"wall street journal" poll asking what you think of the fiscal cliff. most want compromise. 70% say the heres involved should work together. 59% of republicans, far fewer say both to stick to thing guns. 35% of democrats, and 37% of republicans. but this is where the country is split. 48% are optimistic that we will get a deal exactly the same number are not so confident. i'm going to bring in chris wright's congressional...
162
162
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 162
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's kristen welker at the white house and luke russert is tracking developments at capitol hill and nbc news senior political editor mark murray is here to break it down for us from the washington bureau. we will start with kristen. last we heard, kristen welker, the president came out to report that he is modestly optimistic. has the rhetoric changed at all today? >> reporter: it has changed a little bit. the president is still modestly optimistic, but i just spoke with a democratic source who tells me at this hour a deal is looking doubtful. of course, we want to underscore the fact that these negotiations are very fluid so that characterization could change at any moment, but it seems as though the discussions going on behind the scenes right now have yet to bear fruit and right now we do have the focus on the senate. majority leader reid and mitch mcconnell trying to hammer out a deal that would, to some extent extend the bush-era tax cuts for those making $250,000 although we might see that number go up to 400,000, 500,000 if there is some type of a deal. the president has call
nbc's kristen welker at the white house and luke russert is tracking developments at capitol hill and nbc news senior political editor mark murray is here to break it down for us from the washington bureau. we will start with kristen. last we heard, kristen welker, the president came out to report that he is modestly optimistic. has the rhetoric changed at all today? >> reporter: it has changed a little bit. the president is still modestly optimistic, but i just spoke with a democratic...
439
439
Dec 19, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 439
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent richard engle is free and out of syria. he was covering the country's civil war. last week kidnappers are said to have grabbed his crew and him. richard engle says the gunmen blind tolded them, tied them up and told them they were going to die. >> the last five days are days that we would rather forget and if you can understand, we just came out now. we haven't even left yet. we're very tired. so we'll probably be talking more in the coming days. >> shepard: they say they were able to escape only when their kidnappers got into a fire fight with rebel forces. the fox report chief correspondent jonathan hunt is with us in studio. the story of this ordeal is really incredible. >> it's extraordinary. richard engle says it began when he and his colleagues were in the company of some of the rebel opposition. they say that suddenly around 15 masked and heavily armed men appeared as if from nowhere. there was a brief fire fight and richard engle and his colleagues were then blindfolded and started being moved from safe house to saf
nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent richard engle is free and out of syria. he was covering the country's civil war. last week kidnappers are said to have grabbed his crew and him. richard engle says the gunmen blind tolded them, tied them up and told them they were going to die. >> the last five days are days that we would rather forget and if you can understand, we just came out now. we haven't even left yet. we're very tired. so we'll probably be talking more in the coming days....